Five UNM students receive Fulbright Awards for 2022-2023 academic year
May 5, 2022
Five students from the University of New Mexico have received the Fulbright Awards for the 2022-2023 academic year. Two Ph.D. students (Noelani Villa and Korey Tillman) will continue their dissertation research in the host countries. Three recent and new graduates (Solana Armijo, Arthur Lopez, and Jane Tabet-Kirkpatrick) will serve as English Teaching Assistants in their host countries.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program. It offers opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate studies, enhance their research and explore teaching in more 140 countries. Last fall, Fulbright received a record number of applications, making this the most competitive cycle in the 75-year history of the program.
The University of New Mexico was named as Fulbright Hispanic Serving Institution Leader in 2021 and as Fulbright Top producing institution in 2020.
Fulbright Recipients:
- Noelani Villa – Fulbright Research Award to Netherlands
- Korey Tillman – Fulbright Research Award to South Africa
- Solana Armijo – Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Germany
- Arthur Lopez – Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to South Korea
- Jane Tabet-Kirkpatrick – Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Spain
Read the full story including the Recipient Bio's at UNM Newsroom
